Whitlocke,** with his usual candor, "never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and... Great men of Great Britain - Página 287de Cyclopaedia - 1866Vista completa - Acerca de este libro
| Jonathan Swift - 1814 - 562 páginas
...which, Whitlocke, no friend to the Earl or his cause, has left the following testimony : " Certainly never any man acted such a part on such a theatre with more wisdome, constancy and eloquence, wiih greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace... | |
| John Aikin - 1815 - 506 páginas
...describes his demeanour on this trying occasion. " Certainly never any man acted such a part, on such л theatre, with more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence,...auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity." His defence, indeed, was so strong, that the original impeachment was deserted for the arbitrary mode... | |
| James Ussher - 1815 - 250 páginas
...part on snch a theatre, with more wisdom, coustancy, and eloquence, witli greater reason, jndgment and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actious than this great and excellent person : and he moved the hearts of all his anditors, some few... | |
| Francis Wrangham - 1816 - 524 páginas
...testimony of Whitlocke, himself the Chairman of the Committee appointed to conduct the impeachment, ' moved the hearts of all his auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity;' and such was the general effect which it produced, aided by the arguments of his counsel Mr. Lane,... | |
| 1817 - 490 páginas
...the kind in that age. " Certainly," say Whitlocke, who was chairman of the impeaching committee, " never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all parliament, he replied by an earnest request that he might be permitted to retire to his government... | |
| Alexander Chalmers - 1817 - 490 páginas
...the kind in that age. " Certainly," say Whitlocke, who was chairman of the impeaching committee, " never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...more wisdom, constancy, and eloquence, with greater ^feason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this... | |
| 1817 - 292 páginas
...chairman of the committee which conducted the impeachment against this unfor tunate statesman, never man acted such a part on such a theatre, with more...wisdom, constancy, and eloquence ; with greater reason, .iudgment, and temper, and with a hetter grace in all his words and actions, than did this great and... | |
| John Macdiarmid - 1820 - 468 páginas
...goodness of my Almighty Preserver." * . i " Certainly," says the chairman of the impeaching committee, " never any man acted such a part, on such a theatre,...auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity. t But if the hearts of his judges were touched by his eloquence, their judgments were farther convinced... | |
| 1821 - 426 páginas
...greater reason, judgment* and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and actions, than did this excellent person ; and he moved the hearts of all...auditors, some few excepted, to remorse and pity. His enemies despairing, by a legal prosecution, ever to obtain sentence against him, had recourse to... | |
| William Russell - 1822 - 452 páginas
...eloquence, with greater reason, judgment, and temper, and with a better grace in all his words and gestures, than did this great and excellent person: and he moved the hearts of all his auditors, some 54 Rush worth, vol. ir. few excepted, to remorse and pity'5. It is truly remarkable, that the historian,... | |
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